OFF THE WIRE
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The 2016 Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis is a 1,776-mile, multi-state tour that uses Indian motorcycles as therapy for wounded and amputee veterans.
Veterans are hand selected from all branches of the military to
experience motorcycle therapy on Indian motorcycles, trikes and Champion
sidecars while riding from Los Angeles to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
in South Dakota. 20 deserving veterans and veteran mentors will join the
ride.
The
program was conceived and developed by veteran Army Paratrooper David
Frey and Emmy Award-winning producer and director Robert Manciero of
Full Vision Productions, leveraging the therapeutic effects of
motorcycle riding to create an adventure of a lifetime for wounded
veterans. For the second straight year the journey will be filmed so the
message can be shared with as many veterans as possible.
“We’ll spend over a week riding on America’s most beautiful roads,
getting to know each other and helping each other through Motorcycle
Therapy,” said Frey. “The shared experience of serving brings us
together, veteran to veteran, to help each other heal. We also show the
veterans just how much their service means to America by stopping in
small towns along the way to meet the people of our nation who want to
celebrate these brave men and women.”
“I’m so grateful to the participants in this year’s ride and all our
veterans for their service to our country,” said actor, producer and
Indian Motorcycle enthusiast Mark Wahlberg. “This ride is a wonderful
opportunity to support each other and enjoy the natural beauty of this
great nation.”
